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     Clare Susan Charteris was born on 21 March 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris and Lady Louisa Keppel.² She married Vice-Admiral Sydney Robert Drury-Lowe, son of Colonel Robert Henry Curzon Drury-Lowe and Ellen Senhouse, on 18 November 1909.¹ She died on 3 December 1945 at age 61.¹
     Her married name became Drury-Lowe.

     Edith Augusta Muriel Tryon was born on 11 August 1882.² She was the daughter of Captain Henry William Tryon and Fanny Turnor.² She married Ronald Louis Charteris, son of Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris and Lady Louisa Keppel, on 27 June 1907.¹ She and Ronald Louis Charteris were divorced in 1918.¹ She died on 22 June 1960 at age 77.¹
     Her married name became Charteris.

     Louise Eileen Knox was born on 14 March 1891 at 28 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, England.² She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. George Williams Knox and Lady Sibyl Emily Lowther.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. James Valentine circa May 1913.³ She married, secondly, Ronald Louis Charteris, son of Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris and Lady Louisa Keppel, on 3 July 1919.¹ She died on 21 April 1971 at age 80 at Chobham, Surrey, England.²
     From circa May 1913, her married name became Valentine.³ She was a nurse during the First World War at Paris, France^G.³ Her married name became Charteris.

     Vice-Admiral Sydney Robert Drury-Lowe was born on 19 October 1871. He was the son of Colonel Robert Henry Curzon Drury-Lowe and Ellen Senhouse.² He married Clare Susan Charteris, daughter of Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris and Lady Louisa Keppel, on 18 November 1909.² He died on 24 January 1945 at age 73.²
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)²

     Sir John Walter Buchanan Riddell, 11th Bt. was born on 14 March 1849 at Harrietsham, Kent, England.^1,2 He was the son of Reverend John Charles Riddell and Frances Sophia Cholmondeley.³ He married Sarah Isabella Wharton, daughter of Robert Wharton, on 4 August 1874.¹ He died on 31 October 1924 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1872 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1874 entitled to practise as a barrister.^1,2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northumberland.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Riddell, of Riddell, co. Roxburgh [N.S., 1628] on 27 August 1892.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1897.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1899 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)²

     Captain Henry William Tryon was born in 1855.¹ He is the son of Admiral Robert Tryon and Lelia Sophia Skipwith.² He married Fanny Turnor, daughter of Richard Turnor, in 1881.¹ He died on 3 March 1929.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Gordon Highlanders.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹ He lived at Devizes, Wiltshire, England^G.

     Maj.-Gen. George Williams Knox was born on 13 January 1838 at Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Brownlow William Knox and Louisa Sutton.¹ He married Lady Sibyl Emily Lowther, daughter of Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale and Emily Susan Caulfeild, on 30 April 1886 at Oakham, Rutland, England.^2,1 He died on 6 March 1894 at age 56 at 13 Bulstrode Street, London, England.^2,1
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the Scots Guards.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)²

     Colonel Nigel Harington Balfour was born in 1873.² He was the son of Harington Balfour and Isabella Anne Kinloch.² He married Grace Annette Marie Madocks, daughter of Henry Robarts Madocks and Hon. Amelia Anne Napier, in 1894.²
     He lived at Belton, Camberley, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Diana Blanche Harvey was born on 2 April 1897.² She was the daughter of Sir Robert Grenville Harvey, 2nd Bt. and Emily Blanche Murray.^1,3 She married Harold Harington Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye, son of Colonel Nigel Harington Balfour and Grace Annette Marie Madocks, on 15 December 1921.¹ She and Harold Harington Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye were divorced in 1946.¹ She died on 4 June 1982 at age 85.⁴
     From 15 December 1921, her married name became Balfour.¹ After her marriage, Diana Blanche Harvey was styled as Baroness Balfour of Inchrye on 5 July 1945.

     Major John Douglas Charteris was born on 6 May 1914.¹ He is the son of Colonel Nigel Keppel Charteris and Katherine Margaret Riddell.¹ He married, firstly, Catherine Pitcairn Nunneley, daughter of Captain W. P. Nunneley, on 8 May 1943.¹ He married, secondly, Jean Haigh on 18 February 1958.¹ He and Jean Haigh were divorced in 1971.¹ He married, thirdly, Rosemary Gillian Druscilla Edmonds in 1982.¹
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Scots.¹ He lived in 2003 at Lorne House, Muirfield Drive, Harare, Zimbabwe.¹